"RTW Nostalgy" RPG game

[Andres]

Put something on the frontpage about this; let's hope it helps in drawing in more players.

Yes, I'm excited to get the chance of making good for missing out on the WotS fun.

[GeneralHankerchief]

You have to come out with this the week I'm rereading KotR.

Don't have much time to comment on the rules right now, but I'd personally select Scipii as the faction due to flexibility of targets. With Julii, you're basically limited to barbarians (and Carthage if you're lucky). With Brutii, have fun killing Hellenistic factions. With the Scipii, you're probably going to kill Carthage first, but after they're dead you can stay in North Africa, hop to Spain, maybe go to Greece, poke a sleeping dragon and go after Egypt, etc. Far more variety for generals that way.

[Myth]

Pontifex Maximus is the one allowed the choice of temple in a newly conquered settlement and the choice of changing one existing settlement's patron deity per turn.

Consuls should receive a free "consular army' which is a full stack of the best units available for the faction if enemy troops invade italy. This army is only granted for the defence of the Italian settlements and cannot venture off the peninsula, Sicilly or above the Alps. If he accepts this army, the consul must in turn grant his personal units as a garrison in a settlement for the duration of the consular army's activity. Once the threat has been quelled, the consualr army returns to the faction's capital in Italy.

We must determine whom gets to build buildings and how faction finances are allocated. The admin can spawn event armies, such as an Epirote invasion of Italy, Hannibal's armies and so on. Also, we need a set goal to end the game.

[Nightbringer]

Pontifex Maximus is the one allowed the choice of temple in a newly conquered settlement and the choice of changing one existing settlement's patron deity per turn.

Consuls should receive a free "consular army' which is a full stack of the best units available for the faction if enemy troops invade italy. This army is only granted for the defence of the Italian settlements and cannot venture off the peninsula, Sicilly or above the Alps. If he accepts this army, the consul must in turn grant his personal units as a garrison in a settlement for the duration of the consular army's activity. Once the threat has been quelled, the consualr army returns to the faction's capital in Italy.

We must determine whom gets to build buildings and how faction finances are allocated. The admin can spawn event armies, such as an Epirote invasion of Italy, Hannibal's armies and so on. Also, we need a set goal to end the game.

I like the idea of admin created events, but I don't think we will need the help of a free army spawning. I don't want the game to be too easy, and I think we all are capable of doing some serious damage to any AI stack with whatever we happen to have.

[Myth]

Well I want to recreate the dread of a consular army, but perhaps this is too much.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Put something on the frontpage about this; let's hope it helps in drawing in more players.

Yes, I'm excited to get the chance of making good for missing out on the WotS fun.

Thank you! I noticed it on the frontpage and I really hope other will as well.

Pontifex Maximus is the one allowed the choice of temple in a newly conquered settlement and the choice of changing one existing settlement's patron deity per turn.

Consuls should receive a free "consular army' which is a full stack of the best units available for the faction if enemy troops invade italy. This army is only granted for the defence of the Italian settlements and cannot venture off the peninsula, Sicilly or above the Alps. If he accepts this army, the consul must in turn grant his personal units as a garrison in a settlement for the duration of the consular army's activity. Once the threat has been quelled, the consualr army returns to the faction's capital in Italy.

We must determine whom gets to build buildings and how faction finances are allocated. The admin can spawn event armies, such as an Epirote invasion of Italy, Hannibal's armies and so on. Also, we need a set goal to end the game.

I like that Pontifex Maximus idea.

Consuls should be able to create their armies by recruiting new units or being able to take units from other players armies(not personal mercenary units). This way it should be easy to get a full stack in maximum of 2-3 turns. Once Consuls term is over(10 turns) he can once again command 1/4 stack(he should be able to pick what units he wants) and the rest of the army should be distributed between garrisons or sent back to Italy.

Who builds, recruits etc? If you check my previous post then I proposed just a simple "treasurer"(we can name it better though) office. Player does not get any bonuses for being one. It would just fill the space if other more important offices are not fulfilled. So, "treasurer"s powers may vary from time to time.

About the GM created events and stuff like that. I think we can't do it without it. The AI needs some financial aid from time to time and some units to bolster it's borders especially against players. So, all that will be done by the GM.

@GeneralHankerchief - Scipii sounds good choice as well. Plus they have Deceres and Corvus Quinquiremes!

[Ishmael]

I've never really noticed the Throne Room before, but now that The King mentioned this in another thread I'm willing to give it a shot if you'll have me. A word of warning in advance - I am really not very good at this game. I struggle against equal-sized armies on medium, let alone whatever you guys will be playing it on. So I will probably end up being the Leeroy Jenkins character who constantly needs to be bailed out of trouble .

As for the faction, I do like the idea of Scipii simply because I never really played as them much. Also, random question - about how large is a compressed save file for the purposes of downloading/uploading?